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The Voting Behavior of Clarence Thomas

Date Added : October 22, 2011

This analysis of the voting behavior of Justice Thomas was prepared at the request of the New York Times to statistically summarize his first twenty years of service on the bench. The report was referenced in the October 22, 2011 article, Clarence Thomas's Brand of Judicial Logic. The zip archive that follows the report contains materials to replicate all of the analyses in the report.